kids encyclopedia robot

Zouhair Feddal facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Zouhair Feddal
Zouhair Feddal.jpg
Feddal with Sporting CP
Personal information
Full name Zouhair Feddal Agharbi
Date of birth (1989-12-23) 23 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tétouan, Morocco
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Moghreb Tétouan
Vilamalla
Peralada
2006–2007 Monaco
2007–2008 Mataró
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Vilajuïga 34 (2)
2009–2010 Terrassa 12 (0)
2010 Teruel 6 (0)
2010–2011 San Roque 22 (0)
2011–2012 Espanyol B 27 (0)
2012–2013 FUS Rabat 18 (1)
2013–2015 Parma 13 (0)
2013–2014 Siena (loan) 27 (0)
2014–2015 Palermo (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2016 Levante 28 (1)
2016–2017 Alavés 27 (2)
2017–2020 Betis 53 (5)
2020–2022 Sporting CP 36 (2)
2022–2023 Valladolid 8 (0)
2023 Alanyaspor 5 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Morocco U23 11 (0)
2012– Morocco 22 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2011 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Zouhair Feddal Agharbi (born December 23, 1989) is a professional footballer from Morocco. He plays as a central defender, which is a key defensive position. Sometimes, he can also play as a left-back or a defensive midfielder. He has played for many clubs in different countries and also represents the Morocco national football team.

Zouhair Feddal's Football Journey

Starting Out in Football

Zouhair Feddal was born in Tétouan, Morocco. He started playing football for Moghreb Tétouan when he was very young. At age six, his family moved to Spain. He continued his youth career there, playing for clubs like FC Vilamalla and CF Peralada. In 2006, he even joined the youth team of AS Monaco FC in France. A year later, he returned to Spain to play for CE Mataró.

Feddal began his senior career in 2008 with UE Vilajuïga in Spain's Tercera División, a lower league. He then moved to Terrassa FC and CD Teruel. In 2010, he joined CD San Roque de Lepe and later RCD Espanyol B, which is the reserve team for a bigger club.

Playing in Italy: Parma and Loans

In August 2013, Feddal moved to Italy to play for Parma. He was then loaned to Siena in Serie B, which is Italy's second-highest league. He played 27 games for Siena.

After that, he was loaned to Palermo in Serie A, Italy's top league. He made his debut in Serie A in September 2014. Later, his loan ended, and he played for his main club, Parma.

Back to Spain: Levante and Alavés

Feddal
Feddal with Levante in 2016.

In August 2015, Feddal returned to Spain and signed a three-year deal with Levante UD, a team in La Liga, Spain's top football league. He played his first La Liga game on August 30.

He scored his first goal in La Liga on November 22, 2015, helping Levante win 3-0 against Sporting de Gijón. He left Levante in May 2016 after the club was relegated.

Foto Zou
Feddal with Alavés in 2017.

On July 16, 2016, Feddal joined another top-tier Spanish club, Deportivo Alavés. He scored his first goal for Alavés in March 2017 against Málaga CF.

Time at Real Betis

In July 2017, Feddal moved to Real Betis, another team in La Liga. He signed a four-year contract. He scored his first goal for Betis in a 2-1 win against RC Celta de Vigo. He played 53 games for Betis, scoring 5 goals.

Moving to Portugal and Back to Spain

On August 18, 2020, Feddal joined the Portuguese club Sporting CP. He played for them for two years, making 36 appearances and scoring 2 goals.

In August 2022, Feddal returned to Spain, signing a one-year contract with Real Valladolid in La Liga. However, after playing only eight league matches, he ended his contract in January 2023. His most recent club is Alanyaspor in Turkey.

Playing for Morocco

Zouhair Feddal has proudly represented his home country, Morocco. He played for the Morocco U23 team in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

He made his debut for the senior Morocco national team on November 14, 2012. This was in a friendly game against Togo. He has played 22 games for Morocco and scored 1 goal.

Career Statistics

Here are some tables showing Zouhair Feddal's career statistics, including how many games he played (Apps) and how many goals he scored (Goals) for different clubs and for his national team.

Club Performance

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vilajuïga 2008–09 Tercera División 34 2 34 2
Terrassa 2009–10 Segunda División B 12 0 12 0
Teruel 2009–10 Tercera División 6 0 6 0
San Roque 2010–11 Segunda División B 22 0 22 0
Espanyol B 2011–12 Tercera División 27 0 27 0
FUS Rabat 2012–13 Botola 17 1 8 0 25 1
2013–14 Botola 1 0 3 1 4 1
Total 18 1 11 1 29 2
Siena (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 27 0 3 1 30 1
Palermo (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 7 0 1 0 8 0
Parma 2014–15 Serie A 13 0 0 0 13 0
Levante 2015–16 La Liga 28 1 1 0 29 1
Alavés 2016–17 La Liga 27 2 0 0 27 2
Real Betis 2017–18 La Liga 15 3 0 0 15 3
2018–19 La Liga 21 1 5 0 3 0 29 1
2019–20 La Liga 17 1 1 0 18 1
Total 53 5 6 0 3 0 0 0 62 5
Sporting CP 2020–21 Primeira Liga 28 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 34 2
2021–22 Primeira Liga 14 0 2 0 6 0 3 0 25 0
Total 42 2 4 0 8 0 5 0 59 2
Real Valladolid 2022–23 La Liga 8 0 2 0 10 0
Career total 324 13 17 1 22 1 5 0 368 15

International Performance

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Morocco 2012 1 0
2013 4 0
2014 5 0
2015 4 0
2016 1 0
2017 1 0
2018 0 0
2019 4 1
2020 1 0
2021 1 0
Total 22 1
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Feddal goal.
List of international goals scored by Zouhair Feddal
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2019 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco  Burkina Faso 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Trophies and Awards

Zouhair Feddal has won several awards and helped his teams achieve success:

With Alavés

  • Copa del Rey runner-up: 2016–17 (They reached the final but didn't win)

With Sporting CP

  • Primeira Liga: 2020–21 (Champions of Portugal's top league)
  • Taça da Liga: 2020–21, 2021–22 (Won the Portuguese League Cup twice)
  • Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2021 (Won the Portuguese Super Cup)

With Morocco U23

  • CAF U-23 Championship runner-up: 2011 (Reached the final of the African Under-23 Championship)

About Zouhair Feddal

Zouhair Feddal became a Spanish citizen in January 2012. This means he has dual citizenship, being a citizen of both Morocco and Spain.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Zouhair Feddal para niños

kids search engine
Zouhair Feddal Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.